James 1:22

BUT be doers of the word, and not hearers only, neither deceive yourselves.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

In Context

21Wherefore, remove from you all impurity and the abounding of wickedness, and with meekness receive the word which is engrafted in our nature, which is able to save your souls.

23For if a man be a hearer of the word and not a doer of it, this (man) is like one who vieweth his face in a mirror;

Read all of James 1

Cross References

Matthew 7:21Not every one that saith to me, My Lord, my Lord, entereth into the kingdom of heaven; but he who doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 28:20And teach them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. And, behold, I am with you all the days, until the consummation of the world. Amen.

Luke 11:28He said to her, Blessed are they who hear the word of Aloha and keep it.

John 13:17If these you know, happy are you if you do them.

1 Corinthians 3:18Let no man deceive himself. Whoever among you supposeth himself wise in this world, let him become foolish, that he may be wise.

Matthew Henry on James 1:20-27

On Suppressing Corrupt Affections; The Duty of Hearers; Practical Religion. ( a. d. 61.) 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God. 21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 For if any be a hearer of the word,… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study James 1:22